After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

Lu Zheng's eyes became more stunned, and he looked quietly at Pei Jiaoran, who was wearing a tooth-white round collar robe under Xia Yang.

The restraint she had when they first met has disappeared, and now she is only unrestrained and flamboyant. He seemed to see a symbol in her, which was a symbol of being born in the field of power. She walked through the fog and came to the center with a light in her hand, carrying a different kind of power.

"You were the one behind the Shence Army's expedition, right?" Lu Zheng asked suspiciously.

"Yes." Pei Jiaoran did not deny it, but bent down to pick up the stones on the ground and threw them into the water. Looking at the ripples on the water, she smiled and said, "Barbarians from all directions are eyeing the imperial court, but the assets held by the three towns of Heshuo cannot be estimated by the imperial court. In order to cope with the surrounding wars, they had to levy and expropriate the people of other states. The current situation of the imperial court You don’t know what the situation is. So the imperial court has to recover the three towns."

It is true that she had her own ambitions in proposing to recover Heshuo, but part of the reason was to prevent the imperial court from levying excessive taxes on the people.

Pei Jiaoran's tone was light, and the smile in his eyes did not reach his eyes.

In the court situation, not everyone can be friends with each other, and not everything can be said to colleagues. The reason why she chose Li Xiujing was not only because the Li family in Longxi occupied a certain position in the court, but also because of his political acumen and the help he could provide her. This is something Lu Zheng cannot compare to.

With the joint efforts of the Guanlong and Shandong gentry, it was difficult for the Jianghuai gentry to gain a foothold in the court and cultivate their own power.

"So you are implementing the New Deal to make money for the imperial court. Should Yuan Yushi have told you? Many people are dissatisfied with your new order."

Pei Jiaoran looked at Lu Zheng with bright eyes, "The new order has become a major trend and no one can stop it."

Hearing this, Lu Zheng sighed and asked to go to the front to have a look.

Not far away, the common people and the soldiers who had returned to their fields were busy working on the fortifications here. Some people who had come down from work to rest saw Pei Jiaoran. They came up to her one after another and greeted her warmly. And she responded with a smile.

Looking at the friendly Pei Jiaoran, Lu Zheng's eyes flashed with appreciation.

"If everyone in the court were like Governor Pei, Your Majesty would probably have a lot of leisure."

Hearing these words, Pei Jiaoran stopped and looked meaningfully at Lu Zheng behind him. As if he was remembering something, he chuckled softly in his throat.

She thought that if Lu Zheng had been the governor of Guazhou at that time, she might have found another way. After all, Lu Zheng's political ideas are really unflattering.

"Er Niang, why are you smiling?" Lu Zheng looked at her, "Did I say something to make you laugh again?"

"No. Let's keep walking forward." After that, Pei Jiaoran continued to move forward.

The entire fortification is still being excavated, so no matter where you go, you can see towering mounds of earth and people carrying earth by the roadside.

Even though it was already late summer, Xia Yang was still vicious. In addition, the two of them had been traveling for another day, and they couldn't help but feel hungry. Pei Jiaoran simply pulled Lu Zheng to sit down in the shade of a tree, and took out the biscuits from his bag.

After sharing half of Lu Zheng's food, Pei Jiaoran started eating on his own.

Lu Zheng lowered his head and looked at the Suhu cake in his hand, then looked at Pei Jiaoran.

Her movements are graceful and measured. After eating, he put away the food box and started talking with the young man next to him who had just arrived.

The young man's hands were covered with calluses and his skin was quite dark. He didn't seem to recognize who Pei Jiaoran was and was chatting with her very naturally. There was a lot of dissatisfaction with the reduction of troops in his words. However, Pei Jiaoran just smiled and nodded, which was not consistent.

Xu had said enough and vented his dissatisfaction again. The young man politely bowed his hand to Pei Jiaoran and strode away. Return to the ditch and continue to pick soil and hoe.

"Ms. Pei, why are you here suddenly?" Zhao Mingluan came over from a short distance away, looked at Lu Zheng and smiled teasingly, "General Xiao Lu is here too?"

After finishing his words, Lu Zhengfu frowned. Zhao Mingluan was a few years older than him, and every time he saw him, he had to call him General Xiao Lu. It made him quite comfortable.

After thinking for a while, Lu Zheng said: "I heard that Governor Pei was in charge of the fortifications in Tongzhou, so I thought of joining him to see what he was doing. See if there is anything I can do to help."

This statement was quite far-fetched, causing Zhao Mingluan to roll his eyes at him. He turned to look at Pei Jiaoran and continued walking forward.

Looking up at Pei Jiaoran's fading figure, Lu Zheng sighed.

He always had an indescribable and unclear emotion towards Pei Jiaoran. He wanted to spend more time with her, and even wanted to ask to marry her. But he knew that she might not accept him.

Not only does she have her own way to go, she even has her own ideas. And she seemed to value Li Xiujing more.

He even felt that the relationship between her and Li Xiujing might be more than just a former superior and subordinate.

Li Xiujing can be regarded as a sympathetic ally to her. And I am just an ordinary colleague.

Maybe she turned against him that day?

The two returned to Zhoushe in the night.

A few days later, the trial of the squire's murder of the lady, which had been delayed for half a month, finally started in the main hall of the state capital. The squires and gentlemen involved in the case were all escorted directly.

Along the way, you must meet the people face to face. So by the time they arrived at Zhoushe, they were already completely dirty. Despite this, the voice of indignation in the state capital has not subsided.

Looking at the people blocking the door, Pei Jiaoran lowered his head and looked coldly at the earth-colored squires and scholars. Then he turned to look at Yuan Yanchong aside.

"Yuan Yushi, what else do you need to ask?" Pei Jiaoran said warmly.

After hearing about it, Yuan Yanchong took out a piece of paper from one side, which listed all the evil deeds that the squire had committed in Tongzhou over the years relying on Zhang Jujun's power.

Yuan Yanchong's voice was sonorous and powerful, and the faces of the squire and scholar became increasingly ugly.

After Yuan Yanchong announced their crimes and convicted them. Pei Jiaoran said: "Your Majesty decrees that the descendants of the two people involved in the case will not be allowed to serve as officials, and justice will be done to Madam Wei. Madam Wei will also be posthumously granted the title of Zhongyi County Lord."

After the words fell, there was a burst of cheers inside and outside the state capital.

The gentry and scholars were deprived of their property and fame, and sentenced to two thousand miles of exile. When they were escorted out of the state capital, they were greeted by another burst of abuse.

"It's a pity that I couldn't deal with Zhang Rang this time." Yuan Yan sighed as he looked at her.

"It's not without reason that he has been able to serve as a chamberlain for so many years." Pei Jiaoran raised his lips, "Since Duke Changli has returned. Yuan Yushi, please take Lingjia back for me."

After looking at her for a while, Yuan Yan nodded. By now he had understood Pei Jiaoran's plan on this matter. She used Lady Wei's death to create a situation in Tongzhou. Although the death of the squires and others was inevitable, the crime of killing the scholars for preventing the court's new law was more serious and had greater influence.

People at that time sympathized with the weak and hated the powerful. Such a crime made Lady Wei's death more valuable, and at the same time earned her a reputation as a loyal person. Maybe a hundred years from now there will be a special case for Lady Wei in the history books.